GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO.*599
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8TH MAY, 2013/VAISAKHA 18,1935 (SAKA)

DISCUSSIONS WITH CHIEF MINISTERS ON NCTC

*599. SHRI H.K. DUA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Minister's round of discussions with the Chief

Ministers of different States on the question of setting up a National
Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) have been completed;

(b) if so, the outcome of these talks and the changes being made in
the previous scheme proposed by the Ministry to make it acceptable
to the State Governments; and

(c) by when, the NCTC is going to be set up and what would be its
structure and powers?
ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI R.P.N. SINGH)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT IN REPLY TO RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.

*599 FOR 8TH MAY, 2013

(a) to (c): An Office Memorandum (OM) dated 03.02.2012 was issued

for creation of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) which was

to be operationalised w.e.f. 01.03.2012. However soon after issue of

the above OM, the Chief Ministers of Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya

Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Tripura, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh,

Jharkhand and Karnataka wrote to the Central Government raising

certain concerns regarding National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC)

encroaching upon the domain of the States, and requested for

consultation with them before NCTC is operationalised. As per their

request for wide consultation, a meeting of Chief Ministers / Lt.

Governors / Administrators of all States/UTs was held by Hon’ble Prime

Minster on 05.05.2012. During the above meeting, their

concerns/objections/suggestions were taken on board.

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